Re: Birthday Project Update--we've reached $4,000! Cheers!

And some great news--the 2010 Birthday Project has officially passed $5,000!

Let's see how much more we can to do benefit Save the Children's work in Haiti while we have the chance.

Have a little to celebrate, with and best wishes to everyone who has supported the Birthday Project. Well done!

Part-Time Poet

Re: Birthday Project Update--we've now reached $5,000! Cheers!

Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:26 pm

by Theresa

Bumping this back up to the scroll just as a reminder...

Re: Birthday Project Update--we've now reached $5,000! Cheers!

Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 7:20 pm

by nickidepphead

Awesome, happy birthday Johnny!

Re: Birthday Project Update--we've now reached $5,000! Cheers!

Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 7:33 pm

by mytreasure

How wonderful!!! A great cause and a great man!

Re: Birthday Project Update--we've now reached $5,000! Cheers!

Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:00 pm

by part-time poet

mytreasure wrote:How wonderful!!! A great cause and a great man!

Agreed!

And I love your celebration smilie. We may have to add that one to our collection.

Many thanks to everyone who has given today, on Johnny's birthday.

And there's still time to join in . . .

Part-Time Poet

Re: Birthday Project Update--we've now reached $5,000! Cheers!

Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:08 pm

by Chocolat

Happy news, indeed! Great teamwork for an outstanding cause!

Happy Birthday, Johnny!

Re: Birthday Project Update--we've now reached $5,000! Cheers!

Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:09 pm

by JayGrl

That's wonderful!!!! YAY!!!

Happy Birthday Johnny.All that's been done is for the love we feel for you!

Re: Birthday Project Update--we've now reached $5,000! Cheers!

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:24 am

by RavenDesk

Yes! We did it!

Re: Birthday Project Update--we've now reached $5,000! Cheers!

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:56 am

by Theresa

There's still time to give...we've extended the Birthday Project a couple of days so anyone waiting for payday can give. So if you're a little short of ready cash, waiting for Friday's paycheck, you still have time!

Thanks to everyone who has given so far, and thanks in advance to whoever donates over the next two days!

Re: Birthday Project Update--we've now reached $5,000! Cheers!

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:38 pm

by part-time poet

Theresa wrote:There's still time to give...we've extended the Birthday Project a couple of days so anyone waiting for payday can give. So if you're a little short of ready cash, waiting for Friday's paycheck, you still have time!

Thanks to everyone who has given so far, and thanks in advance to whoever donates over the next two days!

Good point, Theresa . . .

. . . normally we close down the Birthday Project on the day after Johnny's birthday, but this year we are keeping it open through Friday evening in deference to those Zoners who wanted to wait for one more paycheck to arrive.

So if you want to celebrate a little more, you can!

Many thanks to everyone who has donated to the Birthday Project this year. We have passed $5,000, and that's outstanding given the tough economy.

Thanks to all of you for helping Save the Children to give better lives to the children of Haiti. It's a wonderful way to honor Johnny Depp.

Part-Time Poet

Re: Birthday Project Update--we've now reached $5,000! Cheers!

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:25 pm

by Buster

Better late than never, eh?

Re: Birthday Project Update--we've now reached $5,000! Cheers!

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:30 pm

by Kate_with_a_K

What an amazing accomplishment in such hard times. I'm so happy to be part of the Zone and the Birthday Project.

Re: Birthday Project Update--we've now reached $5,000! Cheers!

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 3:42 pm

by part-time poet

Buster wrote:Better late than never, eh?

We do our best to accommodate the needs of our members. Our earliest projects closed promptly at midnight Pacific time on June 9th--and we were invariably contacted by good-hearted people who wished to give but had missed Johnny's birthday, usually due to a computer snafu (they were waiting for the big day and then could not get online) or a personal crisis that kept them busy elsewhere.

We learned from that to keep the Birthday Project running through June 10th for those who had emergencies.

We are extending for one further day this year by special request of members who don't get paid until Friday but wished to give a little more. I'm sure the magnitude of the disaster in Haiti has something to do with that response from Zoners. The need in Haiti is so great . . . and Zoners' hearts are so big, like Johnny's.

I thank them for their compassion and their determination to do all they can to help. Every gift is a blessing to a hungry child.

Part-Time Poet

Re: Birthday Project Update--we've now reached $5,000! Cheers!

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 8:19 pm

by Mrs.Nobody

Thanks for keeping it open.....I made it in under the wire! Happy Birthday Johnny!!!!

Re: Birthday Project Update--we've now reached $5,000! Cheers!

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:18 pm

by part-time poet

You're welcome, and thank you so much!

Many thanks to everyone who donated today! And there's still one more day left to give . . . .